GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| flighty | swift |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |